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Archive: 2020

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11 May 2020

NHSX ‘ignored communications about flaws in Bluetooth contact-tracing’

A computing company has raised several concerns with Bluetooth contact-tracing, instead suggesting a system based on QR Codes would be
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11 May 2020

Public Health England to review impact of ethnicity on Covid-19 outcomes

A rapid review will analyse thousands of existing health records of patients who have had coronavirus as well as data
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
8 May 2020

All you need to know about the NHS contact-tracing app

As the NHS’ contact-tracing app moves closer to a national roll out, Digital Health News has rounded up everything we
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CIO Board Meeting
7 May 2020

Baroness Dido Harding appointed to lead NHS Covid-19 app

Harding has been appointed to lead the programme of testing and tracing as part of the government’s response, which includes
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7 May 2020

Data from NHS contact-tracing app ‘to be kept for research purposes’

NHSX has always maintain that data would be deleted if a user chose to remove the app, but a spokesperson
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7 May 2020

Adult social care app launched in England to support staff

A dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched to support staff during the coronavirus
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Microsoft Azure
7 May 2020

BridgeHead launches public cloud offering which runs on Microsoft Azure

BridgeHead Software has launched a public cloud solution, which runs on Microsoft Azure, for its Independent Clinical Archive (ICA) system,
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6 May 2020

Cyber experts warn of malicious campaigns targeting Covid-19 response

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency have spotted large-scale ‘password-spraying’ campaigns.
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6 May 2020

Privacy risks of contact-tracing app exist ‘in theory’, cyber expert says

Dr Ian Levy acknowledged there’s a reidentification risk with tracing technologies but said the NHS app doesn’t collect enough data
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Command Centre
6 May 2020

Morecambe Bay command centre to be adopted by London trusts

Modules from an analytical command centre set up at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay have been adopted across seven London
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